You know you have become an ajebo when you find one dead Daddy Longlegs in your bathing water and, after scooping it out, you hesitate, grab a towel, run to the kitchen, break open a fresh bottle of Dettol and empty two caps in the bucket before proceeding. This is a sure sign. When you … Continue reading PROUDLY AJEBO by Dike Chukwumerije
The Naija Stories community is calling on its members and the general public to contibute to an anthology to commemorate the death, Sunday 3rd of June, of 153 passengers and crew of Dana Airlines Flight 9J-992 from Abuja to Lagos and about 10 residents of the houses the plane crashed into. We want to see … Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: DANA FLIGHT 9J-992 TO LAGOS
Naija Stories makes a rewarding read because a sizable number of the stories in the anthology beam beyond the imperfections of the weaker stories. This collection adds a unique design to the tapestry that makes up the layout of the Nigerian literary fabric. The stories renew our plush tradition of yarning and knitting of anecdotes. … Continue reading Colourful Threads in the Nigerian Literary Fabric: A Review of Naija Stories by Unoma Azuah
Misunderstandings of unlike minds Hits climax And violence awakens The sun gets jealous Of the beauty of the blazing fire Rising to the sky Like a painting in motion Consuming the earth like a hungry scavenger And roasting creatures like helpless barbecue Of what song do we sing? Sounds of terror Blasts through the ears … Continue reading LULLABY OF WAR (A Poem) by Gooseberry
I’m sure most of you heard the news in 2011 that the world’s population has surpassed 7,000,000,000 people. What this means, is that there are a lot of us walking around on planet earth. Not only are we competing for the necessities of life, we’re competing for the opportunity to display our talents to the … Continue reading Look at ME please: The challenge of self-promotion in a super-sized world. by YEJIDE KILANKO
(This is largely based on contributions of poems from several authors…It is the way most poems were written back then… Some Psalms of the Bible find expression from here….Happy Reading from Us all Poets and Muses at Naija Stories…) Of the sweetness of your words I fear Finding in them a gracious tear Fantasy at … Continue reading THE NAIJA STORIES RENGA NA HAKAI
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